Joe Newman & Frank Foster

Take a trio of musicians well-schooled in the course at Basie University, such as Joe Newman, Frank Foster, and Eddie Jones; add a pianist of versatility and taste such as Tommy Flanagan and the supportive drums of Bill English, and you have an album that lives up to the essence of its title from the funky “Mo-Lasses” to the laid-back swing of “Li’l Darlin.’”